When we were in the Westmoreland Mall food court my uncle pointed out that the "Japanese Cuisine" and the "Chinese 'Wok' take out" are the same, they just had different names.
The significance: I don't know if this is insulting for the people of greensburg or the asian people of greensburg. The Chinese and Japanese are totally two different and unique nation/ethnic group.
When my uncle pointed this out, I suddenly remembered hearing the vendors of the 'Japanese Cuisine' speak Chinese. From this I deduced that it's the asians (working in this fastfood takeout) exploiting this oppurtunity: taking advantage of some Greensburgians' ignorance of different asian ethnicities out there.
I rationalized that these asians are just making business, trying to differentiate their food from others. They're using the name "Japanese Cuisine" as an edge. They figure it's an open market (not a monopoly).
Posted by Michael Diezmos at October 18, 2005 7:53 PMIt is interesting that you have discovered this. I am currently writing a paper for World Literature on the differences between Japanese and Chinese literature because I have noticed many similarities.
It makes me angry, eventhough I am not from one of these backgrounds, to see or hear people who think that the two cultures are very similar.